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Gambling Memorabilia Day 1

Sat, May 6, 2017 11:00AM EDT - Sun, May 7, 2017 11:00AM EDT
Lot 61

Brown & Bigelow Dwight D. Eisenhower Columbine Playing Cards.

Estimate: $200 - $400

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Brown & Bigelow Dwight D. Eisenhower Columbine Playing Cards. St. Paul, ca. 1955. Double deck, one mint sealed and one mint in original box. The Presidential seal is on the back and the seal of the four armed services are on the aces. The joker is a world map. With correspondence from the previous owner to the White House requesting a copy of the deck. The Columbine was Air Force One during the Eisenhower administration and these decks of cards were given as gifts to various people who flew with the president. Mrs. Harold Todd wrote to the White House many times requesting a deck to add to her collection and was turned down.

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